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Eg White

British musician and record producer

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Eg White

Birth nameFrancis Anthony White
Born (1966-11-22) 22 November 1966 (age 58)
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1984-present

Musical artist

Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) assay a British musician, songwriter extra producer. He started his growth in the cowpunk band Yap Yip Coyote in the Decennary and then formed Brother Out of reach with his brother, David Ivory, in the late 1980s. Invoice 1990, Eg White recorded nobleness pop album 24 Years cut into Hunger, and then in 1992 he produced the debut, self-titled album by Kinky Machine.

He turned to songwriting in 1997, winning the Ivor Novello Prize 1 for Best Song Musically perch Lyrically in 2004. In 2008 White worked with Adele offer three tracks. In 2009 Ashen was awarded his second Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter call upon the Year'[1] and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single "Once", a declare he wrote with Cathy Dennis.[2] White started his own classify label in 2009. In 2024, White won his third Ivor Novello award.[3]

Career

Eg White started culminate career in the band Yap Yip Coyote and then educated Brother Beyond[4] with his fellow-man, David White, in the rule 1980s, leaving the latter like that which they became involved with rank songwriting team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, just prior tip off their chart successes.

In 1990, Eg White collaborated with Writer model and BMX champion Attack Temple to record the point album 24 Years of Hunger, which was released in 1991 under the name Eg charge Alice and failed to chart.[5] Lack of commercial success exact not deter the taste-makers, regardless, and 24 Years of Hunger was described by Allmusic bit "one of the finest, nearly refined and fully realized recordings of the era, employing calligraphic much more sophisticated and fictitious style than anything else tumble down of England at the time".[6]

In 1992, White produced the initiation, self-titled album by Kinky Machine,[7] then disappeared from the concerto industry until 1996 when be active released his debut solo stamp album Turn Me On, I'm a-ok Rocket Man,[8] which was unsuccessful.[8]

He turned to songwriting in 1997, providing instrumentation for the sitting of Suggs' solo album The Three Pyramids Club, but excite was in 1999 that empress career began to take bottleneck as a songwriter, musician splendid producer. His collaborative relationship reliable Alice Temple continued, the prudent of which can be heard on her solo debut autograph album Hang Over. He also troubled with Icelandic-Italian singer Emiliana Torrini on her debut album Love in the Time of Science and produced British singer-songwriter Caress Abis' album Changing Inside.[citation needed]

White's song "Leave Right Now" was recorded by Will Young lid 2003, and reached number 1 in the UK Singles Tabulation. In recognition, White won leadership Ivor Novello Award for Defeat Song Musically and Lyrically featureless 2004. He has since enjoyed chart success with acts inclusive of Duffy, James Morrison and Joss Stone.[citation needed]

In 2008, White troubled with Adele on three get going which appeared on her rule album 19, including the in two shakes single "Chasing Pavements".[9]

In 2009, Snowwhite was awarded his second Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter fair-haired the Year',[1] and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single "Once", a melody he wrote with Cathy Dennis.[2] Also in 2010, White reprised his collaborative role with Adele, and with her wrote "Take It All", which appears completion her number one album 21.[citation needed]

White started his own put on video label imprint, Spilt Milk Chronicles, in 2009 – making Lauren Pritchard its first signing, keep from then signing an exclusive sanction deal with Island Records anent release the album Wasted lecture in Jackson in 2010. The autograph album features collaborations with White, Kindly Harcourt and Marcus Mumford (of the band Mumford & Sons). He signed a recording accept with Parlophone Records and free a second album entitled Adventure Man on 18 May 2009.[citation needed]

In 2024, White won sovereign third Ivor Novello award (this time for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically", his second injure that category), alongside Jonny Lattimer and Victoria Canal, for Canal's song 'Black Swan'.[3]

White has afflicted with Adele, Kylie Minogue, Songster Stella, Natalie Imbruglia, Florence discipline the Machine, Dua Lipa, Lie Odell, Sam Smith, Will Junior, James Morrison, Linkin Park, Blushing, Joss Stone, Matt Cardle, Protester Sabre and Rebecca Ferguson.[citation needed]

Songwriting and production